Notebook

By Melissa August, Amanda Bower, Beau Briese, Rhett Butler, Kathryn Hoffman, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, Josh Tyrangiel

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

THE REV. AL SHARPTON Rotund preacher's hunger strike not in vain: Navy will halt Vieques bombing, he sheds 15 lbs.

MELVIN MILLIGAN Puts faith in post office: mails his winning N.J. lottery ticket. $46 mil will buy lot of stamps

TYRONN LUE Unknown 6-ft. Laker in shadow of Shaq soars in play-offs as man who slowwwed Iverson

[LOSERS]

MAX KENNEDY R.F.K.'s son ends bumbling bid for Mass. House seat; Kennedy clan feared he'd lose. Tough crowd

JACK WELCH GE's $45 bil bid for Honeywell too sticky for Euro regulators. Rare dud for Neutron Jack

KARL ROVE Met Intel management while still a stockholder. Now comes the Dem inquiry